Born July 20 1975, in Washington D.C. USA.

Education/Professional:

1. WIS 1990 – 1993; Music IB studies at the Levine School of music. Courses in piano, organ, harpsichord, music theory, and composition. Honors: won the Washington DC young composers competition, 1993.
2. Bard College 1994 -1999; BA (Music);- Courses in piano with German Diez and harpsichord with Dr. Fred Hammond. Ensemble with Luis Garcia Renart. Courses in music theory, orchestration, composition, music history, choir, accompaniment. Senior recital 1 & 2, 45 mins each. Honors: Performed Bach dm piano concerto mvt 1 under the baton of Leon Botstein.
3. UNSW 2002-2004; MMus -“The Experimental Aesthetics of Musical Taste; the LeBlanc model, arousal, complexity, and prototypicality”.
4. UNSW 2006-2010; Ph.D -“Contrast”.
5. Piano studies with Alexey Yemtsov, Sydney, Australia. Intermittent from 2010. AmusA (2010), LmusA (2016)
6. Bach recitals at the JOAN: 1. (2017), Nov. 27th – French suites no 1, 3, & 5, Little Preludes and Fugues BWV 899, 900, & 895. 2. (2019), October 28th -Partita no 1 in BbM, English Suite no 3 in gm, Prelude & Fugue BWV 901.
7. Online student concert: Aug. 9th, (2021), Italian variations BWV 989, Prelude, Fugue, & Allegro in EbM BWV 998, Partita no 3 in am.
8. Concert at the JOAN: (2023), Oct. 16, J.S. Bach, 6 little preludes for Beginners BWV 933-938, Beethoven, Rondo in AM Wo049, F. Chopin, Waltz in am KKIVb nr.11, Brahms, Intermezzo 1 & 2 op 117, C. Debussy, Arabesque no 1.
9. Concert at the JOAN: (2024), Sept 23, REMINISCENCES an HSC Concert, Works by F. Couperin, J.S. Bach and Sons and Beethoven. Full program available. Click the link below:
10. Bach Recital at the JOAN: (2025), Oct 20, Suite in EbM BWV 819, Partite Diverse Sopra, fm, “Christ der du biste der helle tag” BWV 766, Partite Diverse Sopra, cm, BWV 767, “O Gott, du frommer Gott”.

Programs

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